To Replace Mower Blade Drive Belt - Craftsman 917.273220 Owner's Manual

Check pdmary idler arm and two idlers
i to that rotate freely.
see
they
Be sure spring is securely hooked to pri-
mary idler arm and bolt in mower hous-
ing.
MOWER DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION
• Install belt in both idlers. Make sure belt
is in both bolt keepers at the idlers as
shown.
Left Hand
Mandrel
Cover
Left Hand
• Install new belt onto electric clutch pul-
ley.
• Roll belt into upper groove of left hand
mandrel pulley.
• Carefully check belt routing making sure
belt is ,n the grooves correctly and
inside belt keepers.
• Reassemble left hand mandrel cover.
Idler
Pulleys
Electric
Clutch
Mower
Drive
Belt
Belt
Keepem
Primary
Idler Arm
TO REPLACE MOWER BLADE DRIVE
BELT
Park the tractor on level surface. Engage
parking brake.
Remove mower drive bolt (See "TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).
• Remove mower (See =TO REMOVE
MOWER" in th,s section of this manual).
• Remove screws from fight hand man-
drel cover and remove cover. Unhook
spring from bolt on mower housing.
• Carefully roll belt off fight hand mandrel
pulley.
• Remove belt from center mandrel pul-
ley, idler pulley, and left hand mandrel
pulley.
• Remove any dirt or grass which may
have accumulated around mandrels and
entire upper deck surface.
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• Check secondary idler arm and idler to
see that they rotate freely.
Be sure spring is hookedin secondary
idler arm and sway-bar bracket.
Install new belt in lower groove of left
hand mandrel pulley, idler pulley, and
center mandrel pulley as shown.
Roll belt over right hand mandrel pulley.
i Make sure Js grooves properly.
belt in all
Reconnect spring to bolt in mower
housing and reinstall right hand mandre
cover.
• Reinstall mower to tractor (See
=INSTALL MOWER AND DRIVE BELT"
in the Assembly section of this manual).
• Reassemble mower drive belt (See =TO
REPLACE MOWER DRIVE BELT" in
this section of this manual).